Avaya Virtual Services Platform 8000 SeriesCompact Form-Factor Ethernet Switches designed to deliver sophisticated yet simplified functionality for deployments by businesses striving for greater efficiency.

Avaya heralds the introduction of a new concept in networking, the ‘Compact Form-Factor’ Ethernet Switch, a design that seeks to address the needs of ‘middle business’, but is able to address a range of deployment scenarios from mid-market through to larger Enterprises.

The Compact Form-FactorThe Avaya Virtual Services Platform

8000 Series is the first incarnation of a

new concept in data networking, the

compact form-factor (CFF) Ethernet

Switch. The CFF concept seeks to

address the needs of businesses that

range from the mid-market all the way

up to mid-to-large Enterprises, with

highly flexible deployment capabilities.

These businesses are increasingly

dependent upon IT, and access to

business applications – much like their

larger cousins – but they do not have the

same IT resources or funding available

to build-out and maintain feature-rich

networks using conventional techniques

and products. They need sophisticated

capabilities, but delivered in a

streamlined, simplified, and cost-

effective package.

It is this challenge that has driven the

development of the CFF concept and

the creation of the Avaya Virtual

Services Platform 8000 Series (VSP

8000). By delivering a package that

combines simplicity, agility, efficiency,

and versatility, Avaya has created a

compelling solution for businesses that

have fewer resources but want to do

more.

The VSP 8000 Series features tight

integration between the Industry’s

leading hardware and Avaya’s proven

VSP Operating System (VOSS),

delivering enhanced levels of

functionality and robustness.

Leveraging Avaya’s unique virtualization

technologies – Switch Cluster and Fabric

Connect – businesses can benefit from

real-time service agility, avoiding the

delays associated with conventional

designs, and the outages introduced

trying to maintain them. The CFF

concept revolutionizes the cost/benefit

proposition for the mid-market/mid-

sized Core Switch role; delivering – when

compared to a conventional

Chassis – higher port density, better

price/port, a lower entry price point,

better power efficiency, it features

reduced maintenance, a smaller physical

footprint, and it scales seamlessly.

Essentially, the CFF gives businesses

everything that they need, and enables

them to avoid the ‘Chassis Tax’; the

costs and burden traditionally

associated with conventional Chassis-

based designs shoe-horned into smaller

deployment scenarios. Leveraging

next-generation hardware and software

technologies help this platform support

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VSP Operating System

Software 4.2 delivers

the following major

enhancements:

• Introduces the VSP

8404 4-Slot Ethernet

Switch

• Introduces the first

four VSP 8400

Ethernet Switch

Modules, supporting

high-density 10 & 40

Gigabit Ethernet

• Introduces

Enhanced

Security Mode

options

today’s connectivity-centric

requirements and be primed for

tomorrow’s software-defined future.

Game-changing capabilities

The Core of the network has

traditionally been the place where the

Chassis-based Ethernet Switch came

into its own; the virtues of port

density, reliability, scalability, and

performance mandated something

more than simply a variation of the

products deployed into the Wiring

Closets themselves. There’s been a

resistance to using ‘Stackables’; even

those featuring Avaya’s clearly

superior Stackable Chassis

technology – with all of its positive

attributes – have not always been

universally embraced in this particular

role for smaller deployments.

But time moves on, and technology

advances. Avaya is now able to debut

the Compact Form Factor concept.

With CFF products, we are able to

change the game, delivering higher

port density – especially for high-

capacity 10/40 Gigabit connections –

offering better price per port

(relatively to a Chassis), a much lower

entry price point (without the

overhead of Chassis, Control

Processor and Switch Fabric modules,

etc.), combined with numerous

efficiencies in the areas of operational

simplicity and reduced operational

costs. Key enabling technologies from

the Avaya Networking toolkit – Switch

Cluster and Fabric Connect – deliver

solutions that promote flexibility and

scalability.

In short, the CFF delivers the benefits

typically associated with Chassis-

based solutions, but without the

penalties that are usually

encountered, both in terms of capital

costs and operational burden.

Confluence of Advancements

It’s a confluence of technology

advancements that make the delivery

of the CFF concept possible.

The first is something called ‘die

shrink’, a term that refers to the

scaling of semiconductor devices,

essentially the mass of transistors that

form a chipset. Shrinking a semi-

conductor die, creating superior

circuit density, is made possible by

using a more advanced fabrication

process. This reduces overall costs of

the chipset, delivering more from less.

That’s a roundabout way of saying

that you can get more capacity and

capability by leveraging the most

advanced chipsets, and additionally

reducing costs and being more power

efficient.

This has, of course, been occurring in

PC and Server markets for years – we

commonly refer to the phenomenon

as ‘Moore’s Law’ – and now it has

finally made its way to Networking.

What this specifically delivers is the

ability to drive many more high-

capacity connections using a more

intense chipset. These developments

have reached the point where it’s the

physical requirement of the interfaces

that determine now how small the

box can be made, rather than size

being driven by a mass of circuitry

behind the front panel. So, to begin

with, we’ve got these incredibly

sophisticated and intense chipsets to

build upon.

In parallel, we’ve seen a tremendous

advancement in the functionality of

network virtualization, led of course

by the Avaya Fabric Connect

technology, an extended

implementation of the Shortest Path

Bridging standard. Fabric Connect

offers the ability to create a simplified

network that can dynamically

virtualize elements, empowering

efficient provisioning and utilization

of resources, thereby reducing the

strain on the network and IT

personnel. Fabric Connect offers a

robust and resilient alternative to

conventional offerings and it delivers

innovative services and solutions

while maintaining Ethernet’s key value

propositions of simplicity and cost-

effectiveness. Fabric Connect delivers

new capabilities in the crucial areas of

simplicity, scalability, performance,

reliability, and service orchestration

and abstraction.

Finally, there a subtle but important

transition in how the various physical

connectivity requirements – the

actual interfaces – are delivered. A

traditional Chassis-based solution

requires multiple interface module

types in order to cover a broad range

of physical media types and interface

speeds; from copper to various forms

of fiber, and from 10/100Mbps,

through to 10Gbps and now beyond.

However, the commoditization of

Pluggable Transceiver technology is

making that traditional approach

largely redundant, thereby

highlighting its inherent inefficiency.

We now recognize that a better way

to deliver versatility of interface is to

leverage the wide array of available

Transceivers. This change means that

a networking device can support

multiple interface requirements by

leveraging low-cost Transceivers.

These three trends converge to

produce a tipping point; together

they create the potential for change.

The rationale for proceeding with

change, as opposed to change merely

for the sake of change, is to enable an

evolution away from old-world,

conventional, and inflexible

networking.

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Improving Resiliency, Enhancing

Value

One of the typical rationales for a

Chassis-base Core is that a big,

complex, and expensive device is the

only really dependable option.

However, always-on availability is not

merely a function of hardware, but

more correctly a product of the

‘solution’. The Avaya Switch Cluster

technology delivers this, and when

executed on a CFF platform, it

provides a compelling offering for the

mid-market and smaller Core

deployments within the Enterprise. In

short, rather than over-investing in a

‘highly resilient’ Chassis, with

redundant hardware, but vulnerable

control plane and based on obsolete

networking techniques, the Switch

Cluster technology enhances network

survivability through physical

separation of the switching hardware.

Avaya pioneered, more than a decade

ago, the concept of the high-

availability network with its

development of the Switch Cluster

technology. Avaya creates a single,

unified, logical Core from two

physically independent Switches –

clustering them – so that no one

single point-of-failure can disrupt

dual/multi-homed connectivity. This

is the very essence of end-to-end

always-on availability. Deploying

Switch Cluster technology in the Core

delivers high-availability for the Edge

of the network, supporting the

Campus Wiring Closet, Servers,

Routers, or other networking devices

in the Core/Data Center.

Therefore, building a Core using a

cluster of cost-effective VSP 8000

Series CFF Ethernet Switches

enhances a business’ resiliency

posture. In addition to the various

high-availability factors offered by

conventional Chassis-based products

(i.e. CPU, switching fabric, power,

cooling, and of course, link), the

combination of Switch Cluster and

distributed hardware delivers total

physical independence, and includes

the ability to have the ‘virtual’ Core

split and deployed across different

physical locations, independent and

isolated control planes (delivering

genuine process separation, isolation,

and greater protection), and enabling

in-service software upgrades. Big

business, operating at larger scale,

has for years benefitted from being

able to deploying Switch Cluster

technology with Avaya’s high-end

products; the VSP 8000 Series now

brings this advantage to mid-sized

businesses. The primary difference is

that this capability is now available at

a vastly different price point, tailored

for mid-sized businesses operating

more modest IT delivery models.

Empowering the Scale-Out Core

Another of the historical justifications

for a conventional Chassis-base Core

is that it delivers flexibility of

hardware and therefore ensures

scalability. This is largely true;

however, it comes at a cost, in terms

of up-front capital investment,

operational burden, and even in terms

of future expansion. Every component

has a premium attached as a function

of embedding this flexibility.

Additionally, there are often life cycle

considerations that mean the

flexibility that businesses assumed

would be worth the extra cost does

not actually materialize when they

ultimately go to exercise it.

The VSP 8000 Series can implement

our Switch Cluster technology in the

classic – physically connected –

manner, but will also act as the

delivery vehicle for the next evolution

of Switch Cluster technology; ‘Virtual

IST’. This is an enhancement of the

Inter-Switch Trunk functionality; it

leverages a virtualized connection

between the Cluster members, rather

than via the traditional physical link.

This delivers greater flexibility,

optimizes utilization of high-value

backbone connections, and forms the

basis of further developments that

will include scalability of a Cluster

beyond two members, and the ability

to mix-and-match device types within

a Cluster.

Virtual IST (vIST) delivers a

dependable scalability capability to

the VSP 8000 Series, and de-risks

purchasing decisions because the

Core can provide both always-on

high-availability and flexible pay-as-

you-grow efficiencies.

Replacing Complexity with

Capability

Traditionally, to provision new

services or to change existing ones,

engineers are required to touch every

device in the service path, configuring

every device to enable both the active

and redundant links. The bigger the

network the more complex and risky

this becomes. Leveraging Fabric

Connect technology to virtualize the

VOSS Unification

Avaya is undertaking a

unification program for

the operating system

software used on Virtual

Service Platform products.

Moving to a single,

common VSP Operating

System Software (VOSS)

accelerates time-to-

market for new features,

and ensures higher levels

of feature consistency

across the product

portfolio.

network enables a profound change.

Rather than the network appearing as

a mass of individual devices, it

becomes an opaque cloud, so that

engineers only need to touch the

single unique device that is providing

service directly to the end-point.

Fabric Connect technology

automatically and instantly

propagates all service attributes to

every other node within the cloud,

delivering end-to-end connectivity.

Transitioning to an autonomic

network delivers crucial advantages.

It means that businesses no longer

need to configure the Core of the

network for every service change;

service is only configured at the Edge

of the network. This has dramatic

impacts for the entire change

paradigm.

Fabric Connect technology has the

added advantage of separating and

segmenting traffic to unique service

constructs. This delivers ‘stealth

networking’ solutions that help with

compliance for business processes

such as those that require special

handling for credit card payments

(PCI) or the protection of heath data

(HIPAA).

Network segmentation means that

each service is uniquely encapsulated

and carried independently of every

other service. Leveraging a single

unified protocol, with integrated IP

Routing and IP Multicast capabilities,

enables Fabric Connect to deliver the

Industry’s premier solution for

simplified, scalable, and resilient IP

Multicast-based applications. The

Edge-only provisioning model also

delivers significant advances in how

the network interacts with virtual

machine mobility. Layer 2 VLANs can

be easily and seamlessly extended

throughout the Core or Data Center

whether that is a single site or multi-

site. Traffic flows are automatically

load-balanced and more protected

across all available links.

SDN that redefines Networking

Software-Defined Networking is

certainly topical; however, much of

the discussion remains centered on

finding real-world business

justification for what is essentially a

technology side step. Avaya takes a

pragmatic view and delivers solutions

aimed fairly and squarely at

simplifying and automating tasks that

are currently complex and manual;

Avaya is more concerned about what

the technology delivers and less

about what it is labeled.

A case in point is a new technology

innovation that Avaya has introduced

called ‘Fabric Attach’. This is an

adjunct to the Fabric Connect

technology and allows us to extend

network virtualization directly into the

conventional Wiring Closet, deployed

on existing, non-Fabric products, and

fully automate the provisioning of

devices to the appropriate virtual

network. This is particularly relevant

for the mass of unattended network

end-points that are permeating

businesses, such as IP Phones,

Wireless Access Points, and IP

Cameras.

This is a perfect example of how

networking is being redefined

through the seamless integration of a

pervasive services-orientated

network virtualization technology

with intelligent and open policy-

based access management

techniques. The VSP 8000 Series is

designed to deliver the Fabric Attach

Server Switch functionality in the

model, interfacing conventional

Switches with the Fabric Connect

cloud.

Summary

Personal Computers have been with

us for decades, and Laptops and

portable computing for a decade or

more; however, these devices were

never universally integrated into

people’s everyday lifestyle in the way

that Tablets now are.

This new class of product, the Tablet,

was created by the relatively simple

act of packaging a number of

technology advancement into a new

compelling offering. However, until it

actually happened, until one

manufacturer had the vision to

change, it wasn’t something that

people actually knew they wanted.

Crucial to the success of a new

product category is unification of the

right emerging technologies, and

faultless execution is absolutely vital.

Avaya is bringing this same attitude

for game-changing innovation to

networking. We have packaged and

tightly integrated the latest

technology advances with proven

capabilities to deliver a compelling

new offering, one that businesses

may not necessarily have envisioned

until Avaya demonstrated the vision

and leadership necessary to pioneer

change.

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VSP 8284XSQ Ethernet SwitchThe Virtual Services Platform 8284XSQ

is the first model in the VSP 8000

Series range of CFF Ethernet Switch

products. With it, businesses can easily

transition their network from the

inefficiencies of legacy technologies,

migrating to a genuine next-generation

solution that dramatically reduces the

operational burden and helps

businesses realize revolutionary

benefits in service agility.

Every IT department is seeking

solutions that enable them to spend

less of their time maintaining basic

operations. Research indicates that

80-85% of IT effort is currently focused

on satisfying the day-to-day

operational burden1. The VSP 8284XSQ

is just such a solution to that time-

consuming activity. The platform can

deploy and operationalize quickly,

minimize ongoing operational burden,

and enable real-time, in-service change

and maintenance. The VSP 8284XSQ

enables businesses to put their finite IT

resources to work on important value-

adding projects. Additional benefits

include lifetime warranty, reduced

maintenance costs, and all-inclusive

software licensing combine to deliver a

package with a dramatically enhanced

total cost of ownership.

Leveraging both next-generation

hardware and software technology

delivers a solution that is ready to

support both today’s requirements and

tomorrow’s emerging needs. The VSP

8284XSQ also provides business with a

future-ready solution that is based on

the Industry’s most software-definable

network virtualization technology.

Product Overview

The VSP 8284XSQ Ethernet Switch

provides a total of 84 fixed ports,

configured as 80 ports of 10 Gigabit

Ethernet with SFP+ sockets, and 4

ports of 40 Gigabit Ethernet with

QSFP+ sockets.

The innovative design leverages the

most advanced chipset from the

Industry’s leading supplier, featuring

2.56Tbps of switching and 1,428Mpps

of frame forwarding performance. The

selected chipset is designed to deliver

Terabit-scale, wire-speed capabilities,

with a fully integrated 10/40/100

Gigabit ASIC architecture that

facilitates multiple design

opportunities. Latency has been

optimized, with a 40% advance over

current best examples. Five-fold

efficiency gains, relative to existing

static designs, are delivered by

intelligent buffer technology that self-

tunes thresholds to improve burst

absorption. A flexible, Unified

Forwarding Table allows for future

in-field optimization, with up to four

mission profiles supported. This chipset

has the ability to also be developed to

provide embedded support for a range

of advanced technologies such as DCB,

SPB, VXLAN, PIM, FCoE, and NAT/PAT.

Benefits

The VSP 8284XSQ delivers significant

flexibility, and is compatible with, and

complementary to, existing products

and technologies from the Avaya

Networking portfolio. A new product,

introducing the Compact Form-Factor

concept, the VSP 8284XSQ, provides

the very high-capacity, high-

performance connectivity solution for

mid-sized Campus networks.

Building genuine high-availability

enhances a network’s resiliency

posture. In addition to the various HA

factors offered by premium Chassis-

based products, Switch Cluster

technology delivers physical

independence; isolated control planes

(delivering process separation,

isolation, and greater protection), and

VSP 8284XSQ 84-port Switch

VSP 8284XSQ Features

• 80 ports of 10 Gigabit

Ethernet and 4 ports of 40

Gigabit Ethernet

• AC or DC high-availability

power

• Non-blocking, wire-speed

switching architecture

• Integrated design that is

optimized for low latency

• Flexible L2/L3 address table

entry architecture delivers

MAC, ARP, and IP Routing

scalability

• Feature-rich support for

Standards-based VLAN, MLT,

STP, and SPB technologies

• IPv6-optimized Hardware

• MACsec and Enhanced

Security Mode options

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allows for in-service software

upgrades. The VSP 8284XSQ brings

the advantages of deploying Switch

Cluster technology to mid-sized

businesses.

The VSP 8284XSQ also natively

supports the Avaya Fabric Connect

network virtualization technology.

Some of the key advantages that

Fabric Connect delivers include:

• Making the need to configure network-wide VLANs obsolete

• Replacing multiple sequential legacy protocols with this one single unified technology

• Removing the risk of network loops

• Delivering the Edge-only provisioning model which seamlessly integrates with orchestration and automation

• Fully optimizing all links and all devices, enabling businesses to get the most out of infrastructure investments

Features & Capabilities• Non-blocking, wire-speed switching

architecture

• Integrated design that is optimized for low latency

• Flexible table architecture delivers MAC, ARP, and IP Routing scalability

• Feature-rich support for Standards-based VLAN, Multi-Link Trunking, Spanning Tree Protocol, and Shortest Path Bridging technologies

• IPv4 & IPv6 Routing includes

support for Static, RIP, OSPF, eBGP,

ECMP, VRRP, PIM-SM, and VRF

• IPv6-optimized Hardware

• Avaya Switch Cluster technology

supports Triangle & Square

configurations, with both Layer 2

Split Multi-Link (SMLT) and Layer 3

Routed Split Multi-Link Trunking

(RSMLT) functionality, and Virtual

IST

• Avaya Fabric Connect technology

supports L2 Virtual Service

Networks (VSNs), Layer 3 Virtual

Service Networks, Inter-VSN

Routing, IP Shortcut Routing, and IP

Multicast-over-Fabric Connect.

High Availability Power & Cooling

• Up to 2 field-replaceable, hot-

swappable internal AC Power

Supplies

• 4 field-replaceable Fan Modules

Warranty

• Lifetime Next Business Day shipment

of replacement hardware

• Lifetime Basic Technical Support

• 90-Day Advanced Technical Support

• A complete range of support options

are also available, either directly

from Avaya or indirectly from our

Authorized Business Partner

network

Software Licensing

• Base Software License, included

with hardware purchase, enables

most features with the exception of

those specifically noted an enabled

by the Premier Software License.

• Premier Software License, an

optional accessory, enables the

following features: Layer 3 Virtual

Service Networks and - where local

regulations permit - MACsec.

Country of Origin

• China (PRC)

Avaya is bringing

game-changing

innovation to

networking,

packaging and

tightly integrating

the latest technology

advances with

proven capabilities

to deliver businesses

a compelling new

offering.

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VSP 8404 Ethernet SwitchThe Virtual Services Platform 8404 is

the newest model in the VSP 8000

Series range of CFF Ethernet Switch

products. It complements the

existing VSP 8284XSQ, adding a high

degree of interface flexibility and

diversity to the value proposition

common to all VSP 8000 Series

products. The VSP 8404 enables

businesses to satisfy many typical

deployments scenarios with a

consistent hardware platform, and

one that leverages the unified VSP

Operating System Software (VOSS)

code base to deliver feature parity

across a range of products.

Transitioning the network from the

inefficiencies of legacy technologies,

and migrating to a next-generation

solution, positions businesses to

reduce their operational burden. This

networking philosophy can also help

businesses to realize revolutionary

time-to-service enhancements.

The VSP 8000 Series debuted the

Compact Form-Factor design

concept, ushering in a unique

approach to product and solution

design. The original VSP 8284XSQ

has come to define simplification, and

the new VSP 8404 now adds

flexibility to the equation. Leveraging

the ability to support a diverse mix of

Ethernet interfaces – from 100Mbps

to 40Gbps, Copper- and Fiber-based

– businesses can use the VSP 8404 to

address a range of networking

applications. The VSP 8404 is equally

at home in the Core of a mid-sized

network, or as the Spine Switch in a

Data Center Spine/Leaf Top-of-Rack

deployment. The VSP 8404 can also

be deployed as a Campus Distribution

Switch, providing and aggregation

point between the Core and Access

tiers. Supporting Avaya’s innovative

Fabric Connect and Switch Cluster

technologies, in addition to

conventional Routed IPv4 and IPv6,

the VSP 8404 is an agile and versatile

player in a number of distinct

scenarios.

The VSP 8404 deploys and

operationalizes quickly, minimizes

ongoing operational burden, and

Avaya’s unique network virtualization

technologies enable real-time service

deployment. As a product line, the

VSP 800 Series enables businesses to

redirect their finite IT resources to

important value-adding projects.

The new VSP 8404 shares the same

next-generation hardware and

software technology basis as the

existing VSP 8284XSQ. This positions

the product line to support both

today’s requirements and tomorrow’s

emerging needs. The VSP 8000

Series provides business with a

future-ready solution that leverages

the Industry’s most software-

definable network virtualization

technology.

Product Overview

The VSP 8404 Ethernet Switch

provides four front-panel slots that

support the flexible deployment of

high-density VSP 8400 Series

Ethernet Switch Modules. By default,

the VSP 8404 is a “zero port” system,

with a Chassis that pre-integrates the

switching fabric, CPU, and all

associated control and management

electronics.

Ethernet interfaces are delivered by

the addition of one or more field-

swappable Ethernet Switch Modules

(ESMs).

The ESMs made available in the initial

release include support for 10 Gigabit

Ethernet (SFP+ and Copper), and 40

Gigabit Ethernet. The VSP 8404 can

scale from as little as 16 ports of 10

Gigabit and 2 ports of 40 Gigabit, up

to 96 ports or 24 ports respectively.

In this manner, the VSP 8404

VSP 8404 4-Slot Ethernet Switch

8408QQ Ethernet Switch Module

8418XSQ Ethernet Switch Module

8424XS Ethernet Switch Module

8424XT Ethernet Switch Module

VSP 8404 Features:

• Flexible support for up to 96

ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet or

24 ports of 40 Gigabit Ethernet

• Supports AC or DC high-

availability power

• Non-blocking, wire-speed

switching architecture

• Integrated design that is

optimized for low latency

• Flexible L2/L3 address table

entry architecture delivers MAC,

ARP, and IP Routing scalability

• Feature-rich support for

Standards-based VLAN, MLT,

STP, and SPB technologies

• IPv4 & IPv6 Routing includes

support for Static, RIP, OSPF,

eBGP, ECMP, VRRP, PIM-SM, and

VRF

• IPv6-optimized Hardware

• MACsec, and Enhanced

Security Mode options

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provides a low-cost, pay-as-you-grow

solution for mid-sized businesses that

wish to retain a high degree of

flexibility as they develop solutions for

their networking requirements.

Ethernet Switch Modules

The VSP 8400 Series Ethernet Switch

Modules delivered at launch are as

follows:

• 8408QQ 8-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet

QSFP+ ESM

• 8418XSQ 16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet

SFP+ and 2-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet

QSFP+ Combo ESM

• 8424XS 24-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet

SFP+ ESM

• 8424XT 24-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet

RJ45 ESM

It should also be noted:

• The VSP 8404 currently enables 6 of

the 8 ports physically supported by

each 8408QQ ESM.

• 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ ports

support Channelization and can

therefore be individual sub-divided

into four 10 Gigabit Ethernet

channels.

• 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ ports also

support a wide range of 1 Gigabit

Ethernet SFP Transceivers.

• 10 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports also

support 100/1000Mbps

connectivity.

Please refer to the product technical

documentation for further details.

As with the VSP 8284XSQ, the VSP

8404 leverages the most advanced

chipset from the Industry’s leading

supplier, featuring 2.56Tbps of

switching and 1,428Mpps of frame

forwarding performance. This delivers

Terabit-scale, wire-speed capabilities,

with a fully integrated 10/40/100

Gigabit ASIC architecture that

facilitates multiple design

opportunities.

Benefits

The VSP 8404 delivers enhanced

flexibility, and is compatible with, and

complementary to, existing products

and technologies from the Avaya

Networking portfolio. A new product,

extending the Compact Form-Factor

concept, the VSP 8404 provides the

very high-capacity, high-performance,

and flexible connectivity solution for

mid-sized Campus and Data Center

networks.

Building genuine high-availability

enhances a network’s resiliency

posture. In addition to the various HA

factors offered by premium Chassis-

based products, Switch Cluster

technology delivers physical

independence; isolated control planes

(delivering process separation,

isolation, and protection), and allows

for in-service software upgrades. The

VSP 8000 Series brings the

advantages of deploying Switch

Cluster technology to mid-sized

businesses.

The VSP 8404 also natively supports

the Avaya Fabric Connect network

virtualization technology. Some of the

key advantages that Fabric Connect

delivers include:

• Making the need to configure

network-wide VLANs obsolete

• Replacing multiple sequential legacy

protocols with this one single unified

technology

• Removing the risk of network loops

• Delivering the Edge-only

provisioning model which seamlessly

integrates with orchestration and

automation

• Fully optimizing all links and all

devices, enabling businesses to get

the most out of infrastructure

investments

Features & Capabilities

• Non-blocking, wire-speed switching

architecture

• Integrated design that is optimized

for low latency

• Flexible address table architecture

delivers MAC, ARP, and IP Routing

scalability

• Feature-rich support for Standards-

based VLAN, Multi-Link Trunking,

Spanning Tree Protocol, and

Shortest Path Bridging technologies

• Routed IPv4 & IPv6 includes support

for Static, RIP, OSPF, eBGP, ECMP,

VRRP, PIM-SM, and VRF

• IPv6-optimized Hardware

• Avaya Switch Cluster technology

supports Triangle & Square

configurations, with both Layer 2

Split Multi-Link Trunking (SMLT) and

Layer 3 Routed Split Multi-Link

Trunking (RSMLT) functionality, and

Virtual IST

• Avaya Fabric Connect technology

supports Layer 2 Virtual Service

Networks (VSNs), Layer 3 Virtual

Service Networks, Inter-VSN

Routing, IP Shortcut Routing, and IP

Multicast-over-Fabric Connect.

High Availability Power & Cooling

• Up to 2 field-replaceable, hot-

swappable internal AC or DC Power

Supplies

• 4 field-replaceable Fan Modules

Warranty

• 12-month Hardware Warranty

• A complete range of support options

are also available, either directly

from Avaya or indirectly from our

Authorized Business Partner

network

Software Licensing

• Base Software License, included

with hardware purchase, enables

most features with the exception of

those specifically noted an enabled

by the Premier Software License.

• Premier Software License, an

optional accessory, enables the

following features: Layer 3 Virtual

Service Networks and - where local

regulations permit - MACsec.

Country of Origin

• China (PRC)

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VSP 8000 Series Standards Compliance The VSP 4.2 Software release provides compliance with the following IEEE and IETF standards:

IEEE

802.1 Bridging (Networking) and Network Management• 802.1D MAC Bridges (a.k.a. Spanning Tree Protocol)• 802.1p Traffic Class Expediting and Dynamic Multicast Filtering• 802.1t 802.1D Maintenance• 802.1w Rapid Reconfiguration of Spanning Tree (RSTP)

• 802.1Q Virtual Local Area Networking (VLAN)• 802.1s Multiple Spanning Trees (MSTP)• 802.1v VLAN Classification by Protocol and Port• 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management• 802.1ah Provider Backbone Bridges• 802.1aq Shortest Path Bridging (SPB) MAC-in-MAC

• 802.1Qbp Equal-Cost Multi-Path (Shortest Path Bridging)• 802.1X Port-Based Network Access Control• 802.1AE Media Access Control Security• 802.1AX Link Aggregation

802.3 Ethernet• 802.3 CSMA/CD Ethernet (ISO/IEC 8802-3)• 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet 100Mbit/s with Auto-Negotiation• 802.3x Full Duplex and Flow Control• 802.3z 1000BASE-X Gigabit Ethernet over Fiber

• 802.3ab 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet over Twisted Pair• 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet over Fiber: 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-SW, 10GBASE-LW, 10GBASE-EW

• 802.3an 10GBASE-T 10 Gigabit Ethernet over Twisted Pair• 802.3ba 40 Gigabit and 100 Gigabit Ethernet over Copper and Fiber: 40 Gigabit, implemented as 40BASE-QSFP+

IEFT

Generic RFCs

• 768 UDP• 783 TFTP• 791 IP• 792 ICMP• 793 TCP• 826 ARP• 854 Telnet• 894 Transmission of IP Datagrams over Ethernet Networks• 896 Congestion Control in IP/TCP internetworks• 950 Internet Standard Subnetting Procedure• 951 BOOTP: Relay Agent-only• 1027 Using ARP to Implement Transparent Subnet Gateways• 1058 RIP• 1112 Host Extensions for IP Multicasting• 1122 Requirements for Internet Hosts - Communication Layers• 1256 CMP Router Discovery• 1305 NTPv3 • 1340 Assigned Numbers• 1519 CIDR• 1541 DHCP• 1542 Clarifications & Extensions for BOOTP• 1587 OSPF NSSA Option• 1591 DNS Client • 1723 RIPv2 Carrying Additional Information

• 1812 Router Requirements• 1981 Path MTU Discovery for IPv6• 2131 DHCP• 2138 RADIUS Authentication • 2139 RADIUS Accounting• 2236 IGMPv2 Snooping• 2328 OSPFv2• 2362 PIM-SM• 2404 HMAC-SHA-1-96 within ESP and AH1

• 2407 Internet IP Security Domain of Interpretation for ISAKMP1

• 2408 Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol1

• 2453 RIPv2• 2460 IPv6 Basic Specification• 2463 ICMPv6• 2464 Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks• 2740 OSPF for IPv6• 2874 DNS Extensions for IPv6• 2992 ECMP Algorithm• 3046 DHCP Relay Agent Information Option 82• 3162 RADIUS and IPv6• 3315 DHCPv6 • 3376 IGMPv3 • 3484 Default Address Selection for IPv6

• 3513 IPv6 Addressing Architecture• 3569 Overview of SSM• 3587 IPv6 Global Unicast Address Format• 3768 VRRP: plus draft VRRP for IPv6• 3810 Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 for IPv6: Host Mode-only• 4007 IPv6 Scoped Address Architecture• 4213 Basic Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers• 4291 IPv6 Addressing Architecture• 4301 Security Architecture for IP1

• 4302 IP Authentication Header1

• 4303 IP Encapsulating Security Payload1

• 4552 Authentication/Confidentiality for OSPFv31

• 4835 Cryptographic Algorithm Implementation Requirements for ESP & AH1

• 4861 Neighbor Discovery for IPv6• 4862 Pv6 Stateless Address Auto- Configuration • 5095 Deprecation of Type 0 Routing Headers in IPv6• 5308 Routing IPv6 with IS-IS• 5340 OSPF for IPv62

• 5798 VRRPv3 for IPv4 & IPv62

• 6329 IS-IS Extensions supporting Shortest Path Bridging

QoS RFCs

• 2474 Differentiated Services Field Definitions in IPv4 & IPv6 Headers

• 2475 Architecture for Differentiated Service

• 2597 Assured Forwarding PHB Group

• 2598 Expedited Forwarding PHB

OA&M RFCs

• 906 Bootstrap Loading using TFTP• 959 FTP• 1157 SNMP• 1215 Convention for Defining Traps for use with the SNMP• 1258 BSD Rlogin• 1305 NTP: Client / Unicast mode only• 1350 TFTPv2• 1866 HTMLv2• 2068 HTTP• 2428 FTP Extensions for IPv6 and NAT• 2541 DNS Security Operational Considerations

• 2572 Message Processing and Dispatching for SNMP• 2573 SNMP Applications• 2574 User-based Security Model for SNMPv3• 2575 View-based Access Control Model for SNMP• 2576 Coexistence between v1, v2, & v3 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framework• 2616 HTTPv1.1• 3411 Architecture for Describing SNMP Management Frameworks

• 3596 DNS Extensions to support IPv6• 4250 SSH Assigned Numbers• 4251 SSH Protocol Architecture• 4252 SSH Authentication Protocol• 4253 SSH Transport Layer Protocol• 4254 SSH Connection Protocol• 4255 DNS to Securely Publish SSH Key Fingerprints• 4256 Generic Message Exchange Authentication for SSH• 4443 ICMP for IPv6

MIB RFCs

• 1155 Structure and Identification of Management Information for TCP/IP-based Internets• 1156 MIB for Network Management of TCP/IP• 1212 Concise MIB Definitions• 1213 MIB for Network Management of TCP/ IP-based Internets: MIB-II• 1398 Ethernet MIB• 1442 SMIv2 of SNMPv2• 1450 SNMPv2 MIB• 1573 Evolution of the Interfaces Group of MIB-II• 1650 Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-like Interface Types• 1657 Definitions of Managed Objects for BGP-4 using SMIv2

• 1850 OSPFv2 MIB• 1907 SNMPv2 MIB• 2021 Remote Network Monitoring MIBv2 using SMIv2• 2452 TCP IPv6 MIB• 2454 UDP IPv6 MIB• 2466 MIB for IPv6: ICMPv6 Group• 2578 SMIv2• 2787 Definitions of Managed Objects for VRRP• 2819 Remote Network Monitoring MIB• 2863 Interfaces Group MIB• 2925 Definitions of Managed Objects for Remote Ping, Traceroute, & Lookup Operations

• 2933 IGMP MIB• 2934 PIM MIB for IPv4• 3416 Protocol Operations Version 2 for SNMP• 4022 TCP MIB• 4087 IP Tunnel MIB• 4113 UDP MIB• 4292 IP Forwarding Table MIB• 4293 IP MIB• 4363 Definitions of Managed Objects for Bridges with Traffic Classes, Multicast Filtering and Virtual LAN Extensions

1 Implemented to deliver IPsec capability for Control Plane traffic only.2 Planned future support.

For a complete listing of all specifications and compliance please refer to the product documentation.

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